Connecting slot for drop event in QGraphicsView

[Ishmael]

How do I connect a dropEvent in a QGraphicsView widget to a slot? Here's a snippet of what I've got so far. This compiles just fine, but it doesn't recognize any drop event.

QGraphicsScene *scene = new QGraphicsScene(this);
QGraphicsView *view = new QGraphicsView(scene);
 
view->setAcceptDrops(true);
connect(view, SIGNAL(dropEvent()), this, SLOT(myDropEvent()));
 
void MainWindow::myDropEvent()
{
   QDebug("here");
}

QGraphicsScene *scene = new QGraphicsScene(this);
QGraphicsView *view = new QGraphicsView(scene);

view->setAcceptDrops(true);
connect(view, SIGNAL(dropEvent()), this, SLOT(myDropEvent()));

void MainWindow::myDropEvent()
{
   QDebug("here");
}

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What I'm trying to do is drag and drop items from outside my application into an empty QGraphicsView (for instance, an icon from the Desktop). Can this be done?

Thanks!